Putting on full steam, the Lipari attackers after known results, She arrived in Shang-ai later in the evening with her decks splintered by the attackers" bullets, of a Fire Brigade ambulance to remove two injured Chinese passengers suffering from gunshot wounds.
Mr. E. Matthe, skipper of the vessel, informed the police that the Hansa had been attacked by three junks outside Woosung at about 5.45 Ap. By armed Chinese standing on jin. over 60 shots being fired at the
"decks of the attacking craft. During, the affray the two pas-Sengers were wounded but five minutes later the Hansa outdistanced the junks and proceeded to Shanghai With all speed, On arrival the two men were conveyed to the hospital.
It is believed that the two attacks were made by the same band of pirates, some of whom were wounded, it is stated, in the exchange of shots between the Hansa and the Junks, Berlin, Jan. 7.
"Hopes that Mr. Chamberlain would induce France to agree to a four-power conference upon Mediterranean problems, were freely expressed in German political quarters today on the eve of Mr, Chamberlain's departure for Rome.
The Reich would bring up its own colonial claims at such a conference, it was pointed out. German politicians voiced the opinion that Italy will likely cause some skirmishes in Franco-Italian colonial frontier regions. Rome will then proceed to mobilise its fleet in support of its claims, which already have the support of the German Press.
Mr, Chamberlain would then probably fear direct German action backing Italy and would induce France to agree to a four-power meeting upon Mediterranean questions, these politicians added.
Competent foreign observers here stated, however, that the Reich is not likely to give armed support to Italy in the event of serious incidents.
"Germany is even likely to refrain from granting Italy full support if she convinced that this would involve an armed conflict," these observers declared.
Germany's scheme aims chiefly to secure British mediation,—although Premier Daladier's trip to North Africa and French views towards Ttalian claims as a whole, have decreased prospects for such mei German quarters are particularly irritated now by President Roosevelt's message to Congress on January 4 because that address has been infer-preted as an "encouragement to Bri tain and France to resist the dictators."—Havas.
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